MAY 1996
07.05.96 MELBOURNE (GREENSBOROUGH), VIC 1820hrs (NL)
Two objects looked round at a distance and triangle shape as it flew slowly overhead. High pitched humming sound. Glowing white. No distortion around edges. About one third the size of the moon. One object shot up and disappeared from view in seconds. Second object proceeded slowly at about the speed of on aeroplane. VUFORS
15.05.96 MURRAY RIVER VALLEY (COHUNA), VIC (NL)
(Source: UFO Roundup, Volume 1, Number 20)
Jack and Daphne Garner of Cohuna were driving home from Echuca, a wine-growing town on the Murray River, on Wednesday evening, May 15, when they spied a UFO tailing them. "We saw this bright orange light that was pulsating," Mrs. Garner said. "It was too early for stars."
The same night, between 6:00-6:05pm, Ron and Veronica Morris of Chuggs Road, opposite the Cohuna airstrip, were walking home when they noticed an unusual light in the sky. The western horizon was still red with sunset, Ron Morris recalled, when "I saw this light, and I said to Veronica, 'I think there's an aircraft coming in to land.'" The couple went into their house to fetch a pair of binoculars. When Ron looked again, the object wasn't moving.
According to Farmers Weekly, "He said it remained hovering some- where in the distance for three to four minutes, then another one appeared." Rejoining her husband, Veronica "said the lights, one of which was brighter than the other, kept changing colors and flickering on and off...the lights maintained their presence in the sky for up to 15 minutes and then disappeared."
This was Veronica's second UFO sighting. In the 1950s, she claims, she saw a UFO behind the old Murray Goulburn factory in Cohuna."
16.05.96 MURRAY RIVER VALLEY (nr.ECHUCA), VIC (NL)
(Source: UFO Roundup, Volume 1, Number 20)
Jack and Daphne Garner had another close encounter. Again, while driving home from Echuca, the couple "both looked out the window to the left. Jack commented that there were no clouds in the sky, then said, 'Isn't that a funny cloud?' What they saw was a cigar-shaped object which appeared to occasionally tip from side to side. Mrs. Garner said that as the evening became darker the object took on an orange coloring and appeared to keep pace with them as they drove toward Cohuna."
Having heard of the Morris' experience, the Garners drove to their house and then both couples watched the UFO through binoculars. "It was in the sky for an hour," Mrs. Garner said. "It was a brilliant fiery orange color and at times more red. It was much, much bigger than a star and very, very strange."
17.05.96 MURRAY RIVER VALLEY (GANNAWARRA), VIC (NL)
(Source: UFO Roundup, Volume 1, Number 20)
On Friday, May 17, at 7:15 p.m., a woman in nearby Gannawarra reported seeing the UFO. "I thought it was a spotlight, but it was changing colors--red, orange and whitish," she said. "It was a lot larger than a star and quite low. It shot straight into the air and disappeared."
21.05.96 MURRAY RIVER VALLEY (COHUNA), VIC (NL)
(Source: UFO Roundup, Volume 1, Number 20)
On Tuesday, May 21, a Cohuna boy named Tristan Pearce came forward and said he's seen the Morris/Garner UFO the previous Thursday night. The Cohuna case is being investigated by Paul Norman, vice president of the Victorian UFO Research Society (VUFORS).
21.05.96 BRISBANE (SPRING HILL), QLD 1755hrs (NL)
Two vivid orange lights/UFOs appeared in the northern sky, 1 at 40 degrees above the horizon, the 2nd at 30 degrees above the horizon. They moved slowly & looked as if they were spinning. Then the bright red UFO appeared to the east of the orange one at 30 degrees. The red UFO moved faster toward the west, then stopped to almost make a triangular formation. The orange UFO at 30 degrees moved east and disappeared, the orange UFO at 40 degrees moved up to about 50 degrees above the horizon then disappeared as did the red UFO. During this encounter, the witness tried to use her mobile phone but was unable to. Immediately after the encounter was finished the mobile phone was working again. The witness also had a headache at the base of her skull, felt dizzy and had sharp pains around the kidney area of the back immediately after the encounter. The UFO's were observed for approximately 5 minutes. The size was estimated to be the size of a pea at arms length. UFOICQ
22.05.96 MELBOURNE (CHATSWORTH), VIC 2030hrs (NL)
While driving on Penhurst to Dunkeld Road, a private pilot reported a circular object with color slightly darker than automobile turning light. It only flashed three times giving impression of airplane approaching for emergency landing. VUFORS
24.05.96 MELBOURNE (MOYSTON), VIC 1915hrs (NL)
Wedge shaped object, size of DC-3 with orange light at front and rear end with a blue light behind the front orange light on structure. Overall structure was black. Estimated speed was 60 to 80 kph. VUFORS
28.05.96 EBBWVALE, QLD 0540hrs (DO)
Witness was travelling to work along Brisbane Road, Ebbwvale, when he observed a light on the eastern horizon sitting on the cloud line. It then ascended higher in the sky, then began flashing & moving in a circular formation. It traveled from east to west-northwest whilst moving in a circular formation, stopping at several points in the circle. The UFO then disappeared into the western sky. During the entire sighting, the object looked as if it were on its side at times, with no reflection from it. It was estimated to be three times the size of a pinhead at arms length. UFOICQ
29.05.96 MELBOURNE (PARKVILLE), VIC 2010hrs (NL)
A bright orange light approached two witnesses from the South West, made a ninety degree turn then flew South East where it gradually faded. VUFORS
29.05.96 GLADSTONE, QLD 2030hrs (NL)
Numerous residences at Gladstone witnessed several bright red flashing lights and a white strobe light, with a red glow in the middle of the white light. The lights were first seen in the Centre of Gladstone then approximately three kilometers out to sea and moving slowly toward Rockhampton. Numerous reports were made to the Gladstone Police Station and radio stations. UFOICQ were notified and the next day a conference call was linked between UFOICQ President Robert Frola, a Constable from Gladstone Police and BBC Radio in London. News travels fast - at the speed of light. Some people say it was helicopters, but the lights have not as yet been identified, therefore it is still classed as a nocturnal light. UFOICQ
30.05.96 MELBOURNE (SANDRINGHAM), VIC 2145hrs (NL)
A large orange-red object travelling North to South at a fast speed. Two observers said they thought it was manmade. VUFORS
31.05.96 MELBOURNE (CROYDON), VIC 2145hrs (NL)
An orange light travelling five times the speed of an aeroplane from North East to South East near Dandenong Ranges.